Father arrested in Portland after abducting children from Olympia
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- A young father was arrested after police say he abducted his two children from Olympia, driving them south before being caught in Portland Saturday afternoon.
Washington State Patrol originally issued an Amber Alert after the two children, aged 1 and 3, were abducted during a supervised visit with their father, 24-year-old Andrew Womack-Eady.
Olympia Police said Womack-Eady was seen driving a stolen Ford Crown Vic.
Just after 2:30 p.m. Saturday, police said he was "possibly spotted" in the Portland/Vancouver metro area.
By 3:15 p.m., Portland police say they found the Crown Vic parked near Northwest 23rd Avenue and Northwest Thurman Street.
Soon after, they arrested Womack-Eady and both children were found safe.
Womack-Eady also faces felony warrants out of Washington state, according to Portland police.
No further information has been released at this time.